UK Covid 8 November. Cases, deaths, vaccinations, hospitalisations and testing data for today.
UK Covid 8 November
There were 869,016 tests reported on 7 November 2021. This shows an increase of 2.9%compared to the previous 7 days.
Between 1 November 2021 and 7 November 2021, there have been 6,060,764 tests.
Cases
A confirmed case is someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
32,322 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 8 November 2021.
Between 2 November 2021 and 8 November 2021, 239,782 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows a decrease of -16.6% compared to the previous 7 days.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are currently given in 2 doses, at least 21 days apart.
50,262,735 people had been given a first dose by the end of 7 November 2021.
45,852,677 people had been given a second dose by the end of 7 November 2021.
Healthcare
Some people with coronavirus have to go into hospital.
1,054 people with coronavirus went into hospital on 2 November 2021.
Between 27 October 2021 and 2 November 2021, 7,249 went into hospital with coronavirus. This shows an increase of 3.0% compared to the previous 7 days.
There were 8,966 patients in hospital with coronavirus on 5 November 2021.
Some people in the hospital need to use a special device called a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe.
There were 1,026 coronavirus patients in hospital beds with a mechanical ventilator on 5 November 2021.
Deaths
There were 57 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus reported on 8 November 2021.
Between 2 November 2021 and 8 November 2021, there have been 1,191 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. This shows an increase of 8.2% compared to the previous 7 days.
UK Covid 8 November